DEVIATIONS

ACROSS

1. Tragus neighbor

5. Herpes Zoster characteristic

9. It’s doubled in DNA

10. Where to buy a used phoropter

11. Hick or e-mail service

12. Moist

13. Eye shield support

15. Misdiagnosis, eg

19. Horned animal or virus class

20. Forte of Bridget Riley and Victor Vasarely

24. Annoying internet feature

25. Southeast Asian island partially ruled by Indonesia

26. Marconi invention

27. Tesla or Buick, eg

28. “Thou shalt not steal,” eg

32. Coke competitor

36. Aware of (two words)

37. Its official languages are English and Hindi

38. ____ Rosacea

39. Media to grow corneal ulcer cause

DOWN

1. Pasture or Vision Test System for Pre-Schoolers

2. Ovine Luteinizing Hormone (abbrev.)

3. Pre. med. course

4. Third nerve deviation

5. Retinoscopy reflex or Worth 4 dot test color

6. Lawyers gp.

7. Golfer Snead or South Carolina cataract surgeon Seltzer

8. Fourth nerve deviation

9. Resolving fourth nerve deviation

14. Sixth nerve deviation

16. Greek letter for density

17. Unwelcome posterior capsule sight

18. Optical Network Unit (abbrev.)

21. ___ Mater, brain membrane

22. Unwelcome foveal diagnosis (abbrev.)

23. Louis XIV, eg

29. Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) powerhouse (abbrev.)

30. The Wolf Man actor Chaney

31. Organic chemistry prefix

33. Queen Elizabeth II’s domain (abbrev.)

34. Cause for heart surgery in a neonate (abbrev.)

35. Title for knighted Stewart Duke-Elder

SOLUTION

Joe Bentivegna, MD, is an ophthalmologist in private practice in Rocky Hill, Conn. His latest novel, “Respect,” is available now. You can contact him at jfbentivegna@gmail.com.